Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for cause of death to obtain an adequate medical opinion on whether the Veteran's cause of death was related to his service, including exposure to asbestos and herbicides.
The deciding factor: The April 2023 VA medical opinions were found inadequate due to lack of supporting rationale and failure to address relevant lay statements.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute respiratory failure with hypoxia due to pulmonary fibrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086605
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